My definition of too much connectivity - reading emails on mobile
at all hours, plus the inability to get away from Manziel, Cyrus, Weiner.

On a related note, a Pennsylvania hospital is set to open the
country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction.

An Apple Genius advised me to skip the iPhone 5S, saying it
is minimal change to the 5. I actually have spent little time thinking about
upgrading. We’ll see if that changes with next week’s introduction.

Hawaiian Airlines will rent you an iPad Mini for $15 per flight.
For me, with no WiFi over the ocean, it has limited value. But if you are
trying to keep the kids happy, I see the value.

73 percent of consumers are more encouraged to make
spontaneous purchases after receiving local mobile offers, according to Harris
Interactive. Of course, the offers need to be relevant.

The mobile phone provides more privacy than a landline, researchers
say. More, not complete.

Sleep-texting is said to be a nightmare for some mobile
addicts. It’s a real malady vs. an excuse for a late-night exchange that one
quickly regrets.

From Pew: 46 percent of Americans have both a home broadband
connection and a smartphone; 24 percent have home broadband but not a smartphone.

AT&T's straight man Beck Bennett is Saturday Night
Live’s newest cast member. Those spots are among the best in mobile advertising
history.

Amazon has added the ability to buy goods from within mobile
apps. The company is more of a wireless industry player every day.

Facebook is projected to take 16 percent of the mobile ad
market this year. It was zero not long ago.